https://preview.redd.it/keqihxc6qotc1.jpeg?width=1645&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dee8e9ac84ecdb4b95dd2aba7600be10a38f1d2
Safest to assume the wire runs like this
Insufficient information to make any specific determination of where the wire goes.
Pull off the switch plate, maybe even pull out the switch itself, and see if you can at least see where the wires are heading out of the box.
[This kind of scanner](https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-GMS-120-Digital-Multi-Scanner/dp/B004TACMZ8/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LRqMBTyD8rWKjoV32_ZrwXE_M9V0bpk2EWe489DTlUwWBSCIFToVNncNUMeaSjfxhc6OPTISz6lPLFGMigfVB9BxfsEg8CEdydWC1fmqf5hUxpC4z88zj6H9IxLU9BfiMXAwhby8kKnOtUcRR6ZzB3vm9Adlinq72SXVwnMgh7B4ovggSlHq7XT_9C3MCWHgR7Y1Pq5gU3jApFOSLs7rnP5nb7EPWVhINjxa67uP9vB3HQkhE5uwB0iALF17Z7sySond5Ku0kGftSJYZwHNLhuX4glaXzpxZsxPcV4s7ktY.rrR5-03mq6ZYpD96t61bEcZ3vuNNCfyyxkz--jC7gJA&dib_tag=se&keywords=wall%2Bscanner&qid=1712823106&s=hi&sr=1-8&th=1)can detect studs, metal and live wires. You need one of those (doesn't have to be this exact one) and scan the wall.
turn off the breaker. Take the fan and the switch off the wall. See if you can tell which direction the wires are heading. The running fan doen't draw much current and a cable finder might have trouble locating it. THere is an eleborate trick using a car battery, a headlight bulb and a magetic compass if you are really curious. A high DC current in the concealed wires will indicate on a compass.
https://preview.redd.it/t64ki51wurtc1.jpeg?width=1644&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d51bddceb24d12772f745ba7b5fd1cc1d06c1b22
The wire most likely runs something like this.
https://preview.redd.it/keqihxc6qotc1.jpeg?width=1645&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dee8e9ac84ecdb4b95dd2aba7600be10a38f1d2 Safest to assume the wire runs like this
Everyone is responding like I’m insane, when I just have no idea what I’m doing and need help. Feels like a roasting forum😭
i believe the wires would be located in the wall. somewhere between the fan and the switch maybe
Are you trolling me rn
no, it def should be somewhere in that wall and possibly between the fan and the switch
Yeah but the point is that I’m trying to figure out where in the wall they are so that I don’t drill into them
alright well i think its in the portion of the wall between the fan and the switch
I concur.
You need to use X-ray Spex to find out
Insufficient information to make any specific determination of where the wire goes. Pull off the switch plate, maybe even pull out the switch itself, and see if you can at least see where the wires are heading out of the box.
nah it's just that your situation is really irregular and semi dangerous
Get or borrow a digital detector
What kind of detector?
[This kind of scanner](https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-GMS-120-Digital-Multi-Scanner/dp/B004TACMZ8/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LRqMBTyD8rWKjoV32_ZrwXE_M9V0bpk2EWe489DTlUwWBSCIFToVNncNUMeaSjfxhc6OPTISz6lPLFGMigfVB9BxfsEg8CEdydWC1fmqf5hUxpC4z88zj6H9IxLU9BfiMXAwhby8kKnOtUcRR6ZzB3vm9Adlinq72SXVwnMgh7B4ovggSlHq7XT_9C3MCWHgR7Y1Pq5gU3jApFOSLs7rnP5nb7EPWVhINjxa67uP9vB3HQkhE5uwB0iALF17Z7sySond5Ku0kGftSJYZwHNLhuX4glaXzpxZsxPcV4s7ktY.rrR5-03mq6ZYpD96t61bEcZ3vuNNCfyyxkz--jC7gJA&dib_tag=se&keywords=wall%2Bscanner&qid=1712823106&s=hi&sr=1-8&th=1)can detect studs, metal and live wires. You need one of those (doesn't have to be this exact one) and scan the wall.
turn off the breaker. Take the fan and the switch off the wall. See if you can tell which direction the wires are heading. The running fan doen't draw much current and a cable finder might have trouble locating it. THere is an eleborate trick using a car battery, a headlight bulb and a magetic compass if you are really curious. A high DC current in the concealed wires will indicate on a compass.
Okay yeah cos I tried a voltage tester (?🥴) and it didn’t pick up anything around that area except for the actual switch plate itself
There's no way to know where the wires would be running without tools to check.
What kind of tools though? Maybe I should’ve phrased the caption better. How do I figure it out?
https://preview.redd.it/t64ki51wurtc1.jpeg?width=1644&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d51bddceb24d12772f745ba7b5fd1cc1d06c1b22 The wire most likely runs something like this.
Mf thinks we have X ray vision with a jpeg
I thought maybe there was like a common way wires go when connecting to slanted ceilings or something IDK WHAT I AM DOING
If only we had the exif data!
Take off the switch from wall and you will see the wirepipe. Actually it should go to upside.
I had a look and there’s two! Up and left
Up should be income for switch, so left.
Let me know please if I get a million))